convict

Example Sentences

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"It's very difficult to convict someone of a crime when you don't really know what happened," Tagliapietra said.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Still, the government’s case was enough to convince a jury to convict Hernández after just over eight hours of deliberations, and in June 2024 he was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Iron Lung is based on a game of the same name, created by David Szymanski, which follows a lone convict called Simon, played by Fischbach.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Yet in 2014 he helped to convict former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell for alleged corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

He had rescued me when I was a convict; Mr. Muhammad had trained me in his home, as if I was his son.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey